From the depression of the 1890s through World War I, construction
tradesman held an important place in San Francisco's economic,
political, and social life. Michael Kazin's award-winning study
delves into how the city's Building Trades Council (BTC) created,
accumulated, used, and lost their power. He traces the rise of the
BTC into a force that helped govern San Francisco, controlled its
potential progress, and articulated an ideology that made sense of
the changes sweeping the West and the country. Believing themselves
the equals of officeholders and corporate managers, these working
and retired craftsmen pursued and protected their own power while
challenging conservatives and urban elites for the right to govern.
What emerges is a long-overdue look at building trades as a force
in labor history within the dramatic story of how the city's 25,000
building workers exercised power on the job site and within the
halls of government, until the forces of reaction all but destroyed
the BTC.
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